2013 Chrysler 200 Owner Manual Convertible - Page 53

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 51 Seat Belt Pretensioners Supplemental Active Head Restraints (AHR) - If The seat belts for both front seating positions are Equipped equipped with pretensioning devices that are designed to These head restraints are passive, deployable comporemove slack from the seat belt in the event of a collision. nents, and vehicles with this equipment cannot be readily These devices may improve the performance of the seat identified by any markings, only through visual inspecbelt by assuring that the belt is tight about the occupant tion of the head restraint. The head restraint will be split early in a collision. Pretensioners work for all size occu- in two halves, with the front half being soft foam and trim, the back half being decorative plastic. pants, including those in child restraints. NOTE: These devices are not a substitute for proper seat How The Active Head Restraints (AHR) Work belt placement by the occupant. The seat belt still must be The Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) determines worn snugly and positioned properly. whether the severity, or type of rear impact will require The pretensioners are triggered by the Occupant Re- the Active Head Restraints (AHR) to deploy. If a rear straint Controller (ORC). Like the air bags, the preten- impact requires deployment, both the driver and front sioners are single use items. A deployed pretensioner or passenger seat AHRs will be deployed. a deployed air bag must be replaced immediately. When AHRs deploy during a rear impact, the front half of the head restraint extends forward to minimize the gap between the back of the occupant's head and the AHR. 2